But for those who don't want to wade through thePDFs, here are some partial screen grabs of CSX's submittals for the new Virginia Avenue, and I'm sure the bike/ped paths (both shared and separate) will be of interest, along with the plans to perk up Virginia Avenue Park.

These first two screen grabs show the general landscape and "roadway" plans from 2nd to 4th Street, and from 4th to 5th (click to enlarge):

For the westernmost blocks, there will be a shared porous asphalt path on the street's south side. Then, starting at 4th Street, there will be separate asphalt bike path and a companion walking path with permeable pavers. The second image also shows the expanded pocket park between 4th and 5th that will be created thanks to the planned realignment of Virginia. Note that it also has a bike path that runs down to the I Street stub--which will make for a decent cut-over to I and its bike lanes from 3rd St. SE all the way into Southwest (well, once that little part between 2nd and New Jersey opens!).

The split paths continue from 5th Street to 9th Street, as you see below (once you click to enlarge, that is):

East of 9th, into Virginia Avenue Park, the path being built by CSX disappears, but the park design seen at right shows a path that runs along the north end of the park to 11th Street, where we can all dream of a day that it hooks up with the path that is supposed to be built alongside Southeast Blvd. to Barney Circle, making for an alternate route to the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail near RFK without having to go along M Street SE.

A public meeting to receive resident comments and feedback is expected to be happening soon, which I'm sure will be announced two minutes after I finish this post. UPDATE: Yup, less than 24 hours later, I'm seeing that the public meeting will be on Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:30, at a location to be determined.

UPDATE, 10/7: After the meeting, updated block-by-block designs were made available(including a revision to reestablish the connection between the 400 block of I Street and Virginia Avenue), along with notes from the meeting.

202_cyclist says: (9/10/15 10:03 AM)Not related to the VA Ave tunnel but are the any updates for what is planned on the fenced-in lot next to Parc Riverside? There was a flatbed truck there this morning removing debris. Perhaps this was just left over from the construction of Parc Riverside and doesn't portend anything planned for the neighboring lot.

BLT says: (9/10/15 10:54 AM)Looks like they are storing construction equipment and materials. I have a feeling that this may be functioning as a storage area for the Homewood Suites since there isn't a lot of room next to that lot. Construction equipment/materials seem to be moving between the two.

conngs0 says: (9/10/15 1:47 PM)The renderings of the parks look like a good start. The separate bike and walking paths are definitely a nice feature. I can't wait for this project to be completed!